decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2016 Issue 10 (October)
Get organized, negotiate to solve Medicare Advantage pre-authorization problems
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Article Overview
This article explains common operational challenges practices face when dealing with Medicare Advantage prior-authorization requirements. It focuses on workflow organization, staff responsibility, payer communication, and broader administrative planning for practices that must manage differing plan policies and processes.
Why This Topic Matters
Medicare Advantage plans can create significant administrative variation for practices, and prior authorization is often a major source of burden. The article is relevant to staff who manage payer workflows, compliance, and practice efficiency, especially in settings with multiple MA contracts.
Article Sections
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Medicare Advantage prior-authorization challenges
Introduces the administrative variability practices encounter across Medicare Advantage plans. The section frames prior authorization as a major operational issue for busy offices.
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4 tips to solve prior authorizations
Outlines broad workflow and management strategies for handling prior-authorization tasks across multiple plans. The section emphasizes organization, staffing, payer alignment, and evaluating administrative burden.
What You Will Learn
- How Medicare Advantage plan variation can affect practice workflows
- Ways to organize prior-authorization tracking across multiple payers
- How practices can assign responsibility for pre-authorization tasks
- Approaches to improving consistency in payer processes
- How to evaluate whether a payer’s administrative burden is worth the effort
Who Should Read This
- Medical practice administrators
- Billing and coding staff
- Revenue cycle personnel
- Office managers
- Providers working with Medicare Advantage patients
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